The Coosa rocksnail, scientific nameLeptoxis showalterii, also known as the "ribbed rocksnail", was a species of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pleuroceridae.

Coosa rocksnail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Pleuroceridae
Genus: Leptoxis
Species:
L. showalterii
Binomial name
Leptoxis showalterii
(I. Lea, 1860)

This species was endemic to the United States. It is now extinct.

References

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  1. ^ Bogan, A.E.; et al. (Mollusc Specialist Group) (2000). "Leptoxis showalterii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T11784A3305770. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T11784A3305770.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.